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By Elyssa Sourcing in China can be daunting, especially when you don’t have years of experience doing it. When you manage to avoid the pitfalls of selecting the right supplier, it’s time to get real with Quality Control. Quality Control (QC)…

Expats living in China tend to be bothered by many aspects of the local culture. Here are a few common questions I was asked many times: How can they be so self-centered and so unaware of what happens around them…

Do you sometimes feel that your company, your suppliers, and their own suppliers, are on different planets? Information spreads with difficulty through your supply chain? Nothing unique here. It is quite typical if you work with suppliers in China, Vietnam,…

BY RENAUD ANJORAN Up until now, I have written lessons about “hard” issues: screening suppliers, writing specifications, negotiating the right terms, and inspecting quality. But I feel I should take a moment and focus on “soft” issues, and in particular, how to…

How would you rate your quality assurance (QA) processes? Louise Doyle, director of Mesma, says that, in a shifting landscape, good practice allows education decision-makers to achieve great results by getting to grips with quality, balance and control. Here she shares five…

By Angela Harrison BBC News education reporter Most people, even those without children, know how schools are inspected in England. Parents rely on Ofsted's reports when looking for schools for their children. Teachers complain of the stress of having…

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said that the UK should have "an immigration system based on quality control". Speaking to The Andrew Marr Show , Mr Farage argued that the UK labour market was distorted because of "a mass oversupply…

The Kosher Inspection Service of India is run by Rabbi Avraham Binyamin, a Rabbi in Mumbai (Bombay). There are several vegetarian products that carry his hashgacha, including food service on ElAl flights from Mumbai and Delhi, and a couple of…

If you are visiting China to look for new suppliers chances are that your time will be very limited – you will arrive feeling tired and more than a little bit lost! You will likely need to carry out a…

Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent @BBCRoryCJ Rejoice everyone, it is that time of the year again. This week's edition of Tech Tent is our annual festive quiz - and although I am writing this before taking part on one of…